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MOTTINGHAM magistrates last week N dismissed a case against the driver of a tanker for causing an obstruction on a footpath with a pipe through which oil was being delivered into premises in Citadel Street, Radford. They held that the use of the pipe in such circumstances, as the only possible method of delivery, was not unreasonable.
The driver watched to see that no one walking along the footpath would fall over the pipe, but while his attention was distracted when signing a waybill, a woman tripped on the pipe and fell.
Mr. T. N. S. Roose, defending. said that the fact that someone fell over the' pipe did not make the case one of obstruction. The point that the driver was watching the pipe did not affect the case.
Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd., the owners of the tanker, used the same method of delivery everywhere in the country, said Mr. Roose.
The chairman observed that a certain amount of neglect contributed to the woman's accident. "It ought to be understood that there are certain people likely to trip on obstructions like this."
he said. There is a considerable obligation upon deliverers to see the public arc protected."
HIPPO HAULS 35-TON LOAD 100 MILES
A LEYLAND Hippo tractor has been t tested by a New Zealand heavy haulage concern on a 100-mile route conveying a 35-ton chemical digester for pulping wood. The complete outfit weighed over 56 tons.
George Dale and Son, Ltd., Auckland, were comparing the Leyland with an American petrol-engined model which it was intended to replace. The load was carried on a semi-trailer to Kawerau, in the mountainous centre of North Island, where a large pulp and paper plant is being built.
The route lay over difficult country with gradients of up to 1 in 7. but the driver did not need to engage bottom gear. The fuel-consumption rate was 4 m.p.g. for the outward journey and 6 m.p.g. for the return. The Hippo has now been placed in regular service.
NEW ELECTRONIC SEAT INDICATOR
AN electronic indicator has been produced by Hadley Telephones and Sound Systems. Ltd., Smethwick, to show the availability of seats on the upper deck of a double-decker. It counts the number of people going upstairs, and subtracts those coming down. The number of vacant seats is shown in figures and " Full " is indicated when appropriate.
Birmingham Transport Department arc experimenting with the device, which will he priced at about £50.
after the start of the run we met open road, only to be halted for five minutes at the chaotic road junction . in Purley. Road repairs at this spot do not assist the flow of traffic.
Once clear of the built-up areas to the south of London, Mr. Rowe,. who was driving, increased speed to 40 m.p.h.. and above, and Redhill was entered at 11.28 a.m. Here again the traflic was against us, and we were forced to crawl along for a mile. Horley, 22 miles from our starting point, was reached after an hour on the road, and five minutes later we were on the Crawley by-pass, also undergoing extensive
repairs at the time.
From that point onwards we had a clear run into Brighton and I was able to sit back for a while and study the behaviour of the coach. The most noticeable feature was the uncanny quietness of the engine,